Morocco has supported industrial companies in tackling pollution since 1998 through dedicated financial mechanisms, including grants covering up to 40% of project costs, Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development Leila Benali said.
In a written response to a parliamentary question, Benali said the support is provided through the Industrial Pollution Control Fund and a voluntary mechanism targeting liquid industrial discharges. These tools are designed to help companies install equipment to treat or reduce liquid, solid and gaseous waste.
She said the programs also serve as incentives to encourage businesses to adopt environmentally responsible practices and reduce pressure on natural resources.
According to the minister, authorities have helped finance 125 industrial pollution control projects across Morocco, with a total investment of 933 million dirhams ($93 million), including 338 million dirhams in grants.
Benali also announced a new national program for the prevention and reduction of industrial pollution covering the period 2025–2035, currently awaiting approval. The initiative aims to improve environmental standards in industrial zones, small and medium-sized enterprises, traditional industries and sectors such as olive oil production, which can have significant environmental impacts.
She noted that several partnership agreements have already been signed to support pollution control projects. These include a 185 million dirham program to manage and treat waste from the olive oil sector, with the ministry contributing 60 million dirhams alongside other government departments and the Moroccan olive industry association Interprolive.
Additional projects include a wastewater treatment plant in the Aïn Cheggag industrial zone in Sefrou, with a total cost of 303.1 million dirhams, and another facility in the industrial zone of Oulad Teima costing 60 million dirhams, of which the ministry will contribute 20 million.
Benali also cited a partnership agreement to clean up the Bouregreg River, with a total investment of more than 510 million dirhams, including the construction of two wastewater treatment plants in industrial areas near Khemisset and Sale.
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